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New Atlanticist

New Atlanticist is the Atlantic Council’s public policy blog. It seeks to provide expert analysis, accessible to a broad readership, on the most pressing issues facing the transatlantic community.

Inflection Points

A weekly column by Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, Inflection Points focuses on the global challenges facing the United States and how to best address them.

UkraineAlert

UkraineAlert is a comprehensive online publication that provides regular news and analysis on developments in Ukraine’s politics, economy, civil society, and culture, with commentary drawn from a wide-array of thought-leaders, politicians, experts, and activists from Ukraine and the global community.

MENASource

The MENASource blog follows the transitions in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, as well as other political and economic changes throughout the region. MENASource provides a platform for diverse perspectives from the US, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa on major issues that are at stake in the post-Arab Spring era.

SyriaSource

SyriaSource, a project of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, amplifies Syrian voices, alongside Atlantic Council researchers and fellows, to showcase issues most pertinent to Syrians. The blog features news and analysis directly from Syrian sources as well as international experts.

IranSource

IranSource provides a holistic look at Iran’s internal dynamics, global and regional policies, and posture through unique analysis of current events and long-term, strategic issues related to Iran.

EnergySource

EnergySource provides analysis and insight on key energy issues, making sense of key energy trends and their implications for geopolitics, geoeconomics, policy, and markets.

AfricaSource

AfricaSource provides in-depth analysis and incisive commentary by the Africa Center’s experts on the people and events shaping the present and future of the world’s most dynamic regions.

Econographics

Econographics help visualize and contextualize the most important trends and developments in the global economy.

TURKEYSource

TURKEYSource provides analysis and insight on Turkey and related developments with coverage from Turkish, regional, and international experts. This blog offers timely news and commentary on key issues related to transatlantic relations, energy, business, migration, and key players.

SouthAsiaSource

SouthAsiaSource is the Atlantic Council’s premier publication for South Asian affairs, covering areas such as economics and trade, governance, education, climate and environmental issues, politics and diplomacy, migration, security, and other areas.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2010

Moldova’s Constitutional Crisis: Part 2

By Vladimir Socor

Serially recurring and failing parliamentary and presidential elections have fed rivalries within Moldova’s governing Alliance for European Integration (AEI). The upcoming constitutional referendum on September 5, to be followed by new general elections, can only bring the AEI closer to its end. The four parties had collectively designated Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu (nominally left-of-center) […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2010

An Opportunity to Demilitarize Public Diplomacy

By Matt Armstrong

Last week, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) convened the third annual Magharebia.com Writers Workshop. The workshop is a professional development course for new and established writers for AFRICOM’s Maghreb-centered news and information website, www.Magharebia.com. According to AFRICOM public affairs, the event "introduced new media tools and technologies while stressing the importance of sound journalistic principles for […]

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2010

Moldova’s Constitutional Crisis: Part 1

By Vladimir Socor

Moldova is headed for a constitutional referendum on September 5, to be followed by yet another round of double elections, parliamentary and presidential. It will be the third round of double elections (or fourth electoral round, counting the referendum) in just 19 months. Intractable rivalries among self-centered political parties have all but paralyzed the political […]

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Russian Espionage Targeting New NATO Members

By Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL

From Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL:  The three Czech generals make an impressive roster: the head of the president’s military office, the country’s NATO representative in Europe, and a deputy head of the chief of staff.

Energy & Environment European Union

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Kyrgyz security service arrests protest leaders to stop planned rally

By Interfax

From Interfax:  The Kyrgyz security service has foiled another attempt to stage a rally that organizers planned to continue mass riots, the State National Security Service (GSNB) said. "A mass rally involving more than 5,000 Kyrgyz citizens was due to take place in the ‘old square’ in Bishkek on August 9," the GSNB told Interfax […]

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Statement of President Barack Obama on Secretary Gates Reform Agenda

By the White House

From the White House:  Today, Secretary Gates advanced our effort to invest in the defense capabilities that we need in the 21st century, while being responsible and accountable in spending taxpayer dollars.  I have long said that we need to change the way that Washington works so that it works better for the American people. […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Russian Navy participating in international Black Sea force

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Warships from the Black Sea Naval Group, the Blackseafor, will conduct three-week drills starting on Wednesday, the Russian Black Sea Fleet press service said on Tuesday. It said the Russian Navy will be represented during the so-called Blackseafor Activation by the RFS Yamal large amphibious landing ship of the Russian Black Sea […]

NATOSource

Aug 10, 2010

Russia, U.S. and Canada chase jet in first-ever joint hijack drill

By Dan Elliott, the AP

From Dan Elliott, the AP: In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers to test how well they could track an international terrorist hijacking over the Pacific Ocean. A chartered American jet code-named Fencing 1220 sent a mock distress signal shortly after taking […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 9, 2010

Secretary of Defense to close Joint Forces Command

By Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

From Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy:  In Washington, you know a decision is controversial when the pushback comes before the announcement. Such is the case with Defense Secretary Robert Gates‘s Monday bombshell that he wants to close Joint Forces Command. The AP broke the news this morning that Gates would announce at a press conference his […]

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Aug 9, 2010

Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee meets with leaders of Defense Forces of New Zealand

By NATO International Military Staff

From NATO International Military Staff:  The Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, concluded his official visit to NewZealand (NZ), one of NATO’s Partners working alongside the Allies as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

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